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+This is OpenAxiom, the open scientific computation system.
+
+OpenAxiom is a free software for symbolic and algebraic computations. It
+offers an interactive environment, including an expressive programming
+language, a compiler, a large set of libraries (algebras) of interest to
+researchers and practitioners of computational sciences.
+
+OpenAxiom strives to support ubiquitous, advanced, high quality
+open source computer algebra on major operating systems, in particular
+major Unix variants, GNU/Linux variants, Windows, and handheld
+devices. It aims at being the open source computer algebra system of
+choice for research, teaching, engineering, etc. OpenAxiom will
+leverage existing mathematical software, in particular it will
+provide interface to mainstream programming languages.
+
+
+For information about building, installing, and using OpenAxiom, please refer
+to the file INSTALL.
+
+Enjoy,
+
+August 23, 2007
+Gabriel Dos Reis
+College Station, Texas, USA.